Why not just some sort of punishment, or some sort of basic-training for belief?!?!
Why Hell and eternal damnation? Just for not believing? But there's no reason to believe!!!
Doesn't that make God very cruel and unjust?
I mean, if God reveals His truth to people, will it not fill the "God-shaped" vacuum in people's souls, as Christians claim??
Why doesn't God just "educate" the people and reveal Himself to them so that they might choose God reasonably?
Why does He hide Himself so, from people? How can God justify a system that He created where so many people "choose" to go to Hell?
There seems to be a major flaw in the design.... I mean, Hell - it is not a pretty place, right?
So we have from God: "BELIEVE OR DIE" - basically.
and we live in a world where there are thousands of different beliefs about God and where, apparently, 4,000,000,000 + are on their way to Hell, simply because they were born in the wrong country!
2007-10-17 07:14:55 · 12 answers · asked by John Galt 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
the churchs and the Catholic book every body thinks god wrote made the consequences
otherwise there is no reason to pay them or be controlled by them
2007-10-17 07:23:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
God did not make it that way. Some relgions did that. God is bigger than narrow minded beliefs. God does not give us free will and than say that we 'feel and think all wrong and must to hell for our internal beliefs'. No, that is not God. That is religion. Personally I think that all relgions (with the expection of cults that cause harm to others) are all worshiping the same god and just see him from their own perspective and call him a different name. god is not narrow minded. Also, god is not the ultimate being. In my opinion. God is the universe. He is made up of us all. He is the middle part of the wheel that all the spokes plug into. He is more an energy than a spirit. We are our own co-creators. to tell someone that they think wrong is pretty bad.... that is not god
2007-10-17 07:21:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Okey !!!!.....What will you do, if someone doesn't loves you ?
and refuse you or even ignores you and be critical ???
Can you forgive him ? or reward him?
or you give a place to live in your home?
Just think about it ?
God is love, and he can forgive you if you change you crazy life...Never it's too late, but unfortunately nobody think in which moment is our departure, can be tomorrow or few months more or even a year o years left.
Why do you have to wait ???.......Why you don't to believe in his love right know ?.
I don't try to convince you....just I want you to understand and reflexion that things happen for some reason or plans., He only know.....Just concentrate in your actions and intentions from you to the other ones. Good Intentions with good Actions.
And Don't do.. to the others, the things you don't like.
God Bless You ☺.
2007-10-17 07:38:35 · answer #3 · answered by .Tobias 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's another example of the Christians being ruled by 'fear' rather than love. No true God that is loving or indeed all knowing would ever send it's own mirror image, that is US humans, according to the Bible) to eternal damnation because they don't follow their Gods will like good little slaves. Another bit of BS from the Christian churches.
2007-10-17 07:25:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The one true God would rather that you spend eternity in the kingdom of heaven.
This is why He has given each and every one of us the gift of free will...AND knowledge of salvation of the eternal soul thru His Son, Jesus (the covenant of the New Testament).
It's YOUR choice to accept, or reject, this covenant. It's also YOUR responsibility for the consequences of your decision. Not His.
It really IS that simple.
2007-10-17 07:23:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
To scare people into getting behind whichever leader was using that religion for power.
2007-10-17 07:22:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
because that's just the way it is.
why do firemen wear red suspenders??
there are some things you shouldn't even be thinking about!
(that's all, sorry I don't know any bible verses that would go here)
2007-10-17 07:30:29 · answer #7 · answered by srsly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All will have the opportunity to hear the gospel message and respond to it.
God is just & fair.....we are all sinners from birth.
There's no denying it. Since the creation, God's attributes have been clearly seen (Romans chapter 1) so that man is WITHOUT excuse
2007-10-17 07:18:49 · answer #8 · answered by primoa1970 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
cuz IMperfect life isnt worth living...all souls that sin will die and so He made a way to escape that if we repent...Hes not hiding...HUMANS DEMANDED KINGS do you understand thatA? have you read kings? so now we are getting a bellyful of that and it stinks....HE WILL RETURN.
2007-10-17 07:37:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its not a punishment, it is a reward. Why would God make someone spend all eternity with him if they hate him and never want to be with him. He is graceful for providing them who hate him a way to avoid him.
2007-10-17 07:18:07 · answer #10 · answered by q_hi_no 2 · 3⤊ 3⤋